Xavier pitcher Vinny Nittoli was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 25th round of the 2014 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. He was taken with the 741st pick.

Nittoli closed the season with a 6-4 mark and was an All-Big East First Team honoree. The fifth-year senior led the Musketeers with a 2.38 ERA while helping the team to a conference championship and program-second NCAA tournament appearance.

In 51 career starts, which ranks fourth all-time at Xavier, Nittoli amassed a 19-12 record. The 19 wins rank fifth all-time at XU. Nittoli has also left his mark in Xavier's record books with 280 innings pitched (7th), a 3.54 earned run average (10th) and 186 strikeouts (t-9th).

Nittoli is the first Musketeer drafted since Seth Willoughby was taken in the fourth round by the Colorado Rockies with the 138th overall pick in the 2012 draft.​